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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cThis disaster was violent and brutal. A wave 7 metres high wiped out buildings and washed infrastructure into the sea. Now family members are missing, dead bodies are washing back up on shore, and homes are destroyed. The city faces immense emotional trauma,\u201d said Yann Fridez, the head of ICRC\u2019s Libya delegation, which had a team in in Derna to support families with micro-economic activities when the floodwaters overwhelmed the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kitchen sets, mattresses and hygiene items are to be distributed in Derna in coming weeks jointly with the Libyan Red Crescent Society. Medicines are also being donated to authorities and Libyan Red Crescent in coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“A major challenge for humanitarian action is access to the flood-hit areas, as roads have been seriously degraded or destroyed. The ICRC is also evaluating the risk posed by unexploded ordnance and abandoned munition stores in Derna, an additional challenge to residents, emergency responders and authorities now working to alleviate the hardship.<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s heartening to see a sense of unity among the population and authorities who are uniting to provide as much assistance as possible. But this is a long road now. It will take many months, maybe years, for residents to recover from this huge level of damage,\u201d Mr Fridez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n